“She… What is happening to her?”
Luna and Freya leaned against each other. They were initially holding Neela, but the dragon was in a rather odd condition. Behind her was a large phantom of a Benares Dragon, yet Neela herself floated in mid-air, curled up in a fetal position, it was as if she had turned back into an ancient dragon egg.
“Shush, don’t disturb her. She must be meditating,” Xerxes replied.
On the other hand, Alex hadn’t stopped one bit as Martiny’s wounds weren’t completely healed. The dragon vein was still merging with her body at the time. However, he could sense an ancient aura coming from Martiny’s blood. The sealed mark within her bloodline was activated by inserting the dragon vein.
“An Ancestor Dragon?” Alex was somewhat shocked but figured it somehow made sense in the end.
He had entered the Spiritual Realm of Dragons after all and even saw the Dragon Tomb Mountain himself. Moreover, Martiny was the current head of the Exorcist Dragons. Hence, he knew that the ancient bloodline of the Mayers had actually sealed a contract with Ancestor Dragons, receiving the recognition of those very dragons.
The Mayer family of the Exorcist Dragons were extremely secretive and mysterious. Even Alex couldn’t understand that family, let alone Luna.
Martiny’s wounds were healing rapidly. At first, her speedy recovery was all thanks to Alex’s help, but later on, she could do it on her own. Several symbols surrounded her body, forming a giant golden ball.
After that, it appeared to form a connection to the phantom behind Neela.
***
Not far away was the True Martial Shrine. Claudia was rather restless, standing at the entrance as she worried for the others. She noticed a large dragon coming out of nowhere, but she had no idea what was happening due to the long distance.
“No, I have to check on them. I may be of help.” Claudia said.
“Just wait here, stop worrying so much!” an elder said.
“The battle has ended. If I’m seeing this right, someone may have activated their sealed bloodline and became a Dragon Whisperer.”
“A Dragon Whisperer?” Claudia froze for quite a while.
“Do you mean… Martiny?”
After a short pause, Neela continued. “Sir, I just heard a whisper regarding ancient dragons, and I’m quite enlightened at the moment. However, I may need to confine myself for a while, so please stay safe, Sir. If the situation calls for it, you can still summon me by force.”
Alex replied. “Don’t worry. You’re injured, so you can just relax and take your time… Oh right, I have some thing for you.”
He then handed Neela the Yellow Obsidian Chi he got from the Underworld.
“Sir, this…” The dragon was so shocked that her mouth was left agape.
Alex smiled softly. “Take your time, alright?”
Not knowing what to say, she embraced him tightly instead. Her eyes were filled with unending joy and tenderness when looking at him.
***
The dragon turned into a tattoo, hiding herself on Alex’s body.
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